# Perrin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/perrin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,550 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,121 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,731 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (11,222 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English pet-form of Peter, from an Old French diminutive of Pierre.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Perrin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Perrin in the United States.

## People named Perrin

- Jack Perrin, American actor (1896-1967)
- Vic Perrin, American actor (1916-1989)

## Similar surnames

Perrone, Perrine, Perron, Prine, Perna, Perone, Parrino, Perino, Perine, Perin, Perrino, Parham.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.